US Embassy: “We support the transition of KSF, no country can put a veto on this transition” (RTK2, Kossev, Kontakt plus radio)
Asked about RTK2, what is the position of the US administration regarding the adoption of the amendment by the Kosovo Internal Affairs Commission on the Draft Law on the Transformation of Kosovo Security Forces into the Army, the US Embassy in Pristina announced: “The United States continues to support the disciplined, transparent transition of KSF […]
Read More →Why Gracanica gives away 100 hectares to Kosovo Polje? (Voice of America, KIM Radio)
Gracanica Municipal Assembly made decision few weeks ago on regulating cadastral zones between Gracanica and Kosovo Polje municipalities, Voice of America reported today. The decision proposes to merge a part of Serb-majority Gracanica municipality to the Albanian-majority Kosovo Polje. The Voice of America noted it is not fully understandable based on what and why precisely […]
Read More →Facebook Pulls Pages Linked to Rightists Active in Balkans (Balkan Insight)
The social media giant has removed a network of pages, with millions of followers, tied to the Knights Templar International, a ‘Christian militant’ organisation active in the Balkans. See at:http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/facebook-pulls-pages-linked-to-rightists-active-in-balkans-10-03-2018
Read More →Apology of the Serbian List MP on the statement on arrival of Thaci to Gazivode (Serbian media)
Zoran Mojsilovic, the Serbian List MP, apologized to his Serb constituency today for his “imprudent” statements regarding the unannounced visit of Kosovo President Hashim Thaci to Zubin Potok last weekend. Speaking at the meeting of the parliamentary Committee on internal affairs, security and oversight of the Kosovo Security Force, Mojsilovic said that Thaci’s visit was […]
Read More →KFOR only armed force in Kosovo, Serbian FM Dacic says (RTS, BETA, TV N1)
Official Belgrade’s view is that KFOR is the only armed force that can be present in Kosovo, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday. Dacic told public broadcaster RTS that the plans to form an armed force in Kosovo, which run counter to the UN Security Council Resolution 1244, will be discussed by […]
Read More →NATO use of depleted uranium in Yugoslavia was ecocide on planetary scale — expert (TASS)
The Serbian expert compared the use of depleted uranium in Yugoslavia to the 1945 nuclear attack on Japan. BELGRADE, October 5. /TASS/. The use of munitions containing depleted uranium during NATO’s 1999 bombing of Yugolavia was an “ecocide on a planetary scale,” a prominent Serbian expert on environmental issues, Prof. Velimir Nedeljkovic, has said. “Almost […]
Read More →Political Affiliation Still a Job Qualification in Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
Unqualified but politically-connected candidates are still being picked for senior positions in Kosovo’s public sector. British diplomats say Kosovo’s government has filled a number of senior public sector posts over the past two years with people of dubious qualifications, overriding advice given by the British embassy under a vetting agreement. Of 21 recruitment processes since […]
Read More →Kosovo women remain underrepresented in most fields (Koha)
The European Union Office in Kosovo in cooperation with Kosovo Women Network (KWN) presented Kosovo Gender Analysis focusing on representation of women in different sectors including government, rule of law, education, agriculture, employment, healthcare. The report found that women in Kosovo, including ethnic minority women, remain underrepresented in most of the fields. Co-author of the […]
Read More →“No partition, Association with executive competencies or exchange of territories” (media)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci said in an interview for RTV Dukagjini on Thursday that his idea for border correction with Serbia does not imply exchange of territories, partition or executive competencies for the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. According to Thaci, Serbia’s European perspective will make it obligatory for Belgrade to accept his idea for border […]
Read More →UNMIK Headlines 5 October
• EU promotes solution that goes beyond idea of ethnically pure states (Koha)
• Johnson: Trump interested in resolving Kosovo – Serbia issue (Lajmi)
• Thaci: KSF soon to have new mandate (Zeri)
• KSF calls on Serbs to join transformation process (Radio Free Europe)
• Pacolli: Putin is a good man, I have respect for Russians (Telegrafi)
• DPM Hoxhaj criticizes Kosovo’s foreign policy performance (Bota Sot)
• Thaci: There were no more than 15,000 fighters in uniform (media)
• Apostolova: Officials accused for corruption, away from institutions (RTK)
• EU and OSCE request transparency from political parties (media)
• Mitrovica chief prosecutor: Judiciary functional throughout Kosovo (Zeri)
• Kosovo’s diplomatic service on verge of full politicization (Koha)
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